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Men Who Stare at Goats. Jon Ronson
Men Who Stare at Goats. Jon Ronson | Jon Ronson
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I was looking for some light reading, so I picked up The Men Who Stare at Goats expecting the novel upon which the movie was based. Was I ever wrong! It was one of the strangest books I‘ve read, but is non-fiction. It about how the Army and CIA tried to use psychic powers to spy on enemies, to influence their behavior, etc. What got me the most was that so many of the characters actually believed the things they tried would actually work.

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nanuska_153
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Sooo... today I basically hypnotised a goat with my presence... Waiting for my Hogwarts letter to start next year!

LiteraryinLawrence Those eyes! 4y
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Texreader
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This crazy nonfiction ebook is on sale today.

GingerAntics I‘ve seen this one. The “nonfiction” classification confuses me. Is it REALLY nonfiction? I remember the crazy weird movie. 4y
Texreader @GingerAntics yes it is really nonfiction! Yes crazy movie 4y
GingerAntics Okay, I‘m on this for $2. I‘ll read it with as open a mind as I can. 🤣 I read the description and couldn‘t help laughing. Then I double checked the genre, Apple Books is calling a “professional & technical.” Really hoping Apple Books isn‘t encouraging people to start their own psychic experiments. 4y
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Texreader @GingerAntics ok then I bought it too. Let me know when you plan to read it and maybe we can compare notes. 4y
GingerAntics Will do. I know it won‘t be this month. I‘ve very nearly dug myself a reading hole with all the things I‘m reading simultaneously. 4y
Texreader @GingerAntics I figured that and me too! 4y
GingerAntics If I‘m suddenly posting weird manic things, I‘ve cracked. lol 4y
Texreader @GingerAntics 🤣🤣🤣 4y
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I had no idea this tagged book was a movie! Then I read that‘s it only Netflix a few more days so here I am watching it. There‘s a lot of irony in Ewan McGregor learning about the “Jedi,” the psychic army unit.

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CorgiBooks
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Hard to follow in places because of all the names and time skips but incredibly interesting none the less

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The style of this book was amazing. I love how Jon Ronson investigates and how he sees these fasinating subjects. The problem is i cant get away with the military language. I get confused and bored by all the ranks and fort wherevers

For me it picked up towards the end when he was discussing victims of CIA drugging people with LSD

Id recommend this book to anyone who loves fasinating true stories as long as they dont hate military terminology

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toric
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Urgh i LOVE Jon Ronson. Ive even met him and it was fabulous. My kindle is signed by him. I just find military stuff really dull. This book isnt going as quick as i thought it would

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DrHodgdon
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I think Ronson has written better books, but admittedly the topic itself is a reason to add this to your library.

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TheWellAccompaniedBook
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You can‘t make this stuff up. Someone in the US army thought he could walk through walls. *shakes head*

tif One of my all time favourite books by one of my all time favourite authors! Him narrating his audiobooks is my happy place! 6y
ElishaLovesBooks This sounds so interesting! Stacked! @tif I hope to find this on overdrive based on your recommendation! Thanks! 6y
tif @ElishaLovesBooks I hope you like it as much as I do! 6y
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I loved this book, but I do also love all of Jon Ronson's books. Although they are nonfiction they flow like a narrative and are always incredibly interesting!

I can totally see why they wanted to turn this book into a movie. From staring at goats to playing Barney songs over and over again this book had everything to showcase a bizarre look at the military! #bookreview #jonronson #themenwhostareatgoats

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#lettura del momento 📚 #cr #currentreading

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tournevis
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Yup. Pretty much. #WTForecast

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McFarchie
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We spent a day at the show.

Dragon I love kids 😀 7y
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prufrockery
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So exited to start this!!